Plot[]
Alf advises Maggie to visit Gordon. She refuses as she'd have to close the shop. Rita fools around with Ken at the PTA to the annoyance of Wilfred Perkins. Maggie decides to take Alf's advice. Perkins warns Rita that gossip is not good for the school morale. She tells him to keep his nose out of her business; there's nothing between Ken and her. Jerry tells Billy that Hilda will need planning permission for the porch on the front of No.13. Rita leaves the school and joins her date - Len, not Ken.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Maggie Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe
- Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
- Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
- Mrs. Bates - Barbara Mullaney
- Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
- Annie Walker - Doris Speed
- Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
- Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
- Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
Guest cast[]
- Wilfred Perkins - Wensley Pithey
- Archie Crabtree - John Stratton
- Hilary Dodds - Doreen Sloane
- Mrs. Harper - Muriel Rogers
- Mrs. Shaw - Valerie Griffiths
- Mr. Shaw - Tommy Harper
Places[]
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public/snug
- Corner Shop - Shop and back room
- Bessie Street School - Classroom and exterior
- Unknown street adjacent to Bessie Street
Notes[]
- The scene of Rita Bates leaving Bessie Street School and getting into Len Fairclough's car was OB recorded in Lower Byrom Street, Manchester, looking towards St. John's Gardens. Len drives off down Camp Street, part of which has since been pedestrianised to form Culvercliff Walk.
- TV Times synopsis: Rita Bates has fun with Ken and Mr. Perkins.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 7,200,000 homes (7th place).
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